Four suspects are today being questioned after people were allegedly threatened in a block of flats. Armed police went to Ridgeway, on Gateshead's Leam Lane estate, at around 9am on Wednesday morning.

Leam Lane Amateur Boxing Club are opening their doors to vulnerable people, by supplying them with activities, hot food and a place to keep warm. The event, known as 'Fit and Fed' will take place on ...

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A Funeral Directors that has been supporting communities in Gateshead and Washington for more than two decades has opened a new funeral home in Leam Lane. Walker & Morrell Funeral Directors, which has ...

Olympic medallist Kieran Reilly learnt to ride a BMX at Leam Lane skate park in Gateshead Olympic medallist Kieran Reilly has said his local skate park is the reason he made it to the Paris games.

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